AM 5.0 Journal

[Antaeus]

Day 21 Stage 1 - Read back what I posted yesterday. I'm not exactly sure why I let anyone else's progress get to me. I was reading in the Men's Product Suggestion section where someone suggested a sub to be less emotionally sensitive & have a thicker skin. Others chimed in that AM6 will deal with that. That's always been a goal of mine. To be able to just shrug off the lame shit people do & say. To not take anything anyone does personally. Although I do think that's part of the maturing process & going from the self image of a boy to the self image of a man.
I started reading King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore. Its started helping me understand where & how I've not only acted immature but I also see it more in other men as well

That must've been my thread that you read. That's one of the big reasons I started running AM6 to begin with. Not to mention the self confidence and enhanced social presence that comes with it as well.

It's funny that you mention "King, Warrior, Magician, Lover" by Moore. I actually have a copy of that book myself, as well as "Fire in the Belly" by Sam Keen. You're inspiring me to do some more reading. Lol.

I've known about Fire in the Belly since I was in my mid twenties but never read it. I will check that out. I didn't realize that KWML was written when it was. I thought it was from Dr Paul Dobransky who had a program or book about it. I was turned off watching his videos that's so I never perused it further. I saw of video on YouTube where Elliot Hulse recommended KWML so I looked into it again & bought the Kindle version. I haven't finished it but the section on " Boy Psychology " was a huge eye opener for me. It made me look at where I would let my emotions get the best of me be it by losing my temper , taking something personally, or not being able to let something go. I am so done with inner drama.

Honestly I have quite a few books on the topic that I've never even touched. Maybe it's time to start getting busy. There is something available though that might be of interest. There is a program that I purchased quote a few years ago from a dating coach by the name of Carlos Xuma. It's called the Alpha Masculinity program, and it contains a TON of information. There are many sections of the program that take from books like KWML, FITB, the Way of the Superior Man and more. It's not necessarily cheap (about $150) but for what you get, that is SEVERAL HOURS of material, it's a great value. Carlos offers a lot of his own insights as well as input from other dating coaches as well. I often don't take dating coaches seriously due to the recurring PUA vibe I get from many of them, but Carlos seems pretty legit.